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Fire ignites at Red Feather

A chimney fire at the Red Feather Thursday night resulted in a portion of Flaming Gorge Way being closed off as firefighters extinguished the blaze, but resulted in little damage to the restaurant.

According to the Green River Police Department, the fire was originally called to dispatch at 7:22 p.m., with the Green River Fire Department responding with a ladder truck to fight the fire.

Chris Ortega said the fire started when a patron overloaded the fireplace in the Red Feather bar, causing flames to come out of the fireplace and climb up the chimney. Patrons fought the fire inside the bar...